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Ch. 2 - Limits and Continuity
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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2장, 문제 2b

Finding Limits Graphically


Which of the following statements about the function y = f(x) graphed here are true, and which are false?


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b. limx→2 f(x) does not exist

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Examine the graph of the function y = f(x) around x = 2 to determine the behavior of the function as x approaches 2 from both the left and the right.
Identify the left-hand limit, which is the value that f(x) approaches as x approaches 2 from the left (x → 2⁻).
Identify the right-hand limit, which is the value that f(x) approaches as x approaches 2 from the right (x → 2⁺).
Compare the left-hand limit and the right-hand limit. For the overall limit lim(x→2) f(x) to exist, these two limits must be equal.
If the left-hand limit and the right-hand limit are not equal, then the limit lim(x→2) f(x) does not exist. Otherwise, if they are equal, the limit exists and is equal to that common value.

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